Two genre veterans join season three of “STRANGER THINGS”

A couple of familiar faces will be part of the STRANGER THINGS adventure when the hit supernatural series returns to Netflix.

Variety reports that Cary Elwes (SAW) and Jake Busey (pictured, of THE FRIGHTENERS) have been cast in STRANGER THINGS’ third season, for which an airdate has yet to be announced. Elwes will play Mayor Kline, while Busey will portray a character named Bruce. Maya Hawke is another new lead for the show’s next round of eight episodes, and Priah Ferguson’s Erica Sinclair will become a recurring role, opposite returning stars Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin.

Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and spent 28 years as a writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. In addition to RUE MORGUE, he currently writes for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM and others. His book THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press) is out this fall, and he has contributed liner notes and featurettes to a number of Blu-ray and DVD releases. Among his screenplay credits are SHADOW: DEAD RIOT and LEECHES!, and he is currently working on THE DOLL with director Dante Tomaselli.